Measles infects a fifth person in Brisbane

Measles has infected a fifth person in the Brisbane region, according to Queensland health.

The most recently infected person visited the Fortitude Valley entertainment precinct on Easter weekend.

Public Health physician Dr Bhakti Vasant said  it is vital for everyone to be vaccinated and anyone who is unaware of their immunity should speak to their GP.

Cosmic Psychos: Loudmouth Soup

- Cosmic Psychos return again this year with their eleventh studio release, Loudmouth Soup. It’s been just over thirty years now since the band’s self-titled debut and about three since their previous album Cum the Raw Prawn, and it’s safe to say that in this time not much has changed.

4ZZZ Top 20

1. Marville - Terra Alpha

2. Flangipanis - Always The Bridesmaid

3. Nice Biscuit - Fairfield Of Dreams (Single)

4. Bad Bangers - Hooray For Everything EP

5. The Delicates - The Upside (Single)

6. The Double Happiness - City EP

7. Mod Con - Modern Convenience

8. Flowertruck - Mostly Sunny

9. May Lyn - Keep Up With Me (Single)

10. Courtney Barnett - Need A Little Time (Single)

11. Camp Cope - How To Socialise & Make Friends

12. The Breeders - All Nerve

13. Terra Pines - Kidult (Single)

Kangaroos culled as numbers grow inside wild dog fences

A report submitted for the Queensland Government has shown an increase in kangaroo numbers inside state-funded cluster fences, which animal welfare groups warn could lead to further inhumane culling.

The Queensland Government has spent $31.74 million on more than 9,000 kilometres of fencing in a bid to protect sheep from wild dog attacks.

However, kangaroo numbers have gradually increased as wild dogs have been culled, with the RSPCA expressing concerns over the culling methods some farmers are utilizing.

Danish demolition gone wrong

A 53-metre-high silo has fallen the wrong way during a demolition in Denmark, crushing a cultural centre’s library and music school.

Video footage of the explosion on Friday captured onlookers cheering at the detonation, only to cry out as the tower crushed the waterfront cultural centre.

No one was injured, but an investigation is underway into what caused the silo to fall the wrong way.

Brazilian ex-president Lula surrenders to begin serving a 12-year sentence

Sentenced to serve a 12-year custodial after being considered upheld the corruption and money laundering charges, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gave up defying order to surrender to federal police.

The Brazilian ex-president had holed up at the headquarters of the country’s metalworkers’ union building after the national’s Supreme Court ruled that he must start serving his sentence.

For Aussies, binge drinking is cheap as chips

Authorities have raised concerns to young adults for buying cheap cider, specially Little Fat Lamb.

At $4 for 8 standard drinks, Maya Rivis, VicHealth's principal program officer for alcohol says the drink is sold in a bottle that looks like soft drink and it tastes like soft drink and Young kids who are inexperienced around alcohol drink it very quickly and before they know it they're in a lot of trouble.”

Calls for Little Fat Lamb’s social media marketing campaign to be reviewed has been expressed.

Palmer facing charges over golf resort

Clive Palmer is facing a criminal charge after failure to take over a timeshare scheme operating at his golf resort on the Sunshine Coast.

The resort company has been accused of breaching takeover law by proposing a bid for The President’s Club on April 12, 2012 and then failing to make an offer within two months.

Mr Palmer did not appear in court when the matter was heard in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday morning, but issued a statement claiming the charges were politically motivated and promising to fight them.